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We speak of God’s dilemma in this study. Of course, God cannot really experience a dilemma,
for He is sovereign and unhindered. His plan of redemption is not a plan B in response to man’s
surprising behavior. Rather ...Read More

How do you hope to stand before the judgment seat of God? Are you counting on your own goodness? Or, do you understand that the depth of your sin makes it impossible that your good works could ever make you ...Read More

What do you feel guilty about? Can you trace these feelings to an actual violation of some
rule, regulation, law, or divine commandment? If so, seek forgiveness from the proper
authority. If not, your guilt feelings may be out of ...Read More

At the root of all sin is the arrogant attempt of creatures to judge their Creator, to believe that we know better than He does and to go our own way or to deny what He has said about Himself ...Read More

Dr. R.C. Sproul writes in his commentary on Romans: “In the drama of justification, God remains just. He does not set aside His justice; He does not waive his righteousness; he insists upon it… . If all he did was ...Read More

If justification were a meritorious reward that we earn because we have faith, we would have no assurance of peace with God. After all, our faith is not always strong, and until our glorification it is mixed with sin. No ...Read More

If you are a believer, you have been justified. That means God has determined that He will not
regard you as a guilty sinner but as His spotless, perfect child. In this simple process are
displayed all the wonders of ...Read More

When we truly understand that Christ is enough, we can stand firm for truth
in the midst of even the hardest circumstances. Knowing that He is guarding
us and working for our good and His glory, we can do what ...Read More

Do you continue to feel guilt for the sins you have committed but have confessed
to the Lord? If so, know that you need no longer feel this guilt if you
have trusted in Christ alone for your salvation. He ...Read More

Apart from Christ, the law of God crushes us. It demonstrates how unable we are to meet God’s demands. It shows us that we can never do enough to earn back the life Adam enjoyed before he fell into ...Read More

When we trust in Christ alone for our salvation, our sins are imputed to Him as the one who bore the wrath that we deserve. Consequently, by faith alone His righteousness is imputed to us, and we are declared “not ...Read More

Proclaiming that no human being in Adam—including the most outwardly pious—has the fear of the Lord before his eyes is unlikely to win us any more friends than it did the Apostle Paul and the other early Christians ...Read More

Remember that though you are a new creation in Christ (2 Cor. 5:17), no longer bound by the power of sin, you will still struggle with it. Perhaps you can avoid speaking an unkind word, but how long can ...Read More

Martin Luther comments on Romans 3:11, “This statement pertains both to those who manifestly do not seek God as well as to those who seek Him or rather think they are seeking Him, because they do not seek Him ...Read More

In his commentary on Romans, Douglas J. Moo writes, “God’s wrath is the inevitable and necessary reaction of absolute holiness to sin.” The Lord must judge sinners, and we cannot endure this judgment, but Christ bears it in our ...Read More